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Evenia permica

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Posidonia permica was named by Newell (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fiskeelv Ma52, Southern Clavering Ø, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Ravnefjeld Formation of Greenland.

It was recombined as Atomodesma permica by Muromtseva (1981), Muromtseva and Guskov (1984); it was recombined as Evenia permica by Biakov (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Posidonia permica Newell p. 21 figs. Pl 2, figs 5,6
1981Atomodesma permica Muromtseva p. 32 figs. Pl 8, figs 4-7; pl 11, fig 4
1984Atomodesma permica Muromtseva and Guskov p. 47 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,4,5,8; pl 9, figs 2-8,10; pl 12, fig 6; pl 17, fig 6; pl 20, fig 3; pl 22, fig 3
2008Evenia permica Biakov p. 237

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusEvenia
speciespermica()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Evenia permica Newell 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height627.618.572.023.920.3

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Atomodesma permica (109944 109945 113992 114124)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Atomodesma permica (87301)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Atomodesma permica (114135)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Atomodesma permica (97376 113982 113984)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Sakha) Atomodesma permica (113983)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Posidonia permica (115893 115894 type locality: 115916 115917)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Atomodesma permica (131245)